Sharifs

Sharifs were members of families claiming descent from the Prophet Mohammed (570-632), founder of Islam.
 
 

Fei Xin’s Accounts of Brava and Mogadishu	East African Oral History Account of Kilwa	Duarte Barbosa’s Account of Brava	Ibn Battuta’s Account of Mogadishu

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